Is animal testing reliable? Johns Hopkins professor answers
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ต.ค. 2024
- How reliable is animal testing? Is it an adequate predictor of human safety? We asked Thomas Hartung, a professor at Johns Hopkins University, as well as a number of others-including scientists from the Institute for In Vitro Sciences, a laboratory conducting research without the use of animals. Thomas' answer, in a nutshell: "These (animal) tests are not human-relevant. We are not 70-kilogram rats! I think we have to be objective in the assessment of what the animal test is delivering. We will not open up for new approaches if we are not willing to appraise the traditional methodologies."
Hear Thomas touch on the history of how cosmetics were originally federally regulated in the U.S., the barriers that researchers face with getting regulatory agencies to more widely accept alternative methods, and just how long and how much money it takes (spoiler alert: It's a lot!) to get drugs to the market by means of animal tests.
Is animal testing the best means of achieving human safety, in regard to our use of drugs and chemicals? After hearing Thomas and others', you be the judge.
It’s estimated that more than 50 million dogs, cats, monkeys, rabbits, rats and other animals endure painful experiments in the U.S. each year. The horrors of animal testing appear to increasingly weigh on popular consciousness: Our short film Save Ralph about a laboratory “tester” rabbit inspired nearly 800 million SaveRalph posts, homages on TikTok, and drove more than 5 million people to sign a petition calling for an end to cosmetics animal testing. Animal testing is even a major theme in the latest Guardians of the Galaxy movie.
The world is moving toward a future dominated by sophisticated methods that use human cells, tissues and organs, 3D printing, robotics, computer models and other technologies to create approaches to testing and research that do not rely on animals. At the Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International, we advocate for the immediate replacement of antiquated animal tests and experiments with available non-animal methods and funding to develop new human-relevant test methods.
We are determined to find ways to spare animals from suffering. Thanks to advances in technologies that test treatments for diseases and the effects of products, we don’t have to choose between saving human lives or animal lives.
We are urging state and federal governments, regulatory agencies (such as the Food and Drug Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Institutes of Health), companies and universities to drastically increase the use of non-animal methods and investments in the development of new human-based, non-animal approaches.
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Thomas Hartung is the director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing, which was founded in 1981 as part of the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, with a European branch (CAAT-Europe) located at the University of Kostanz, Germany. Hartung steers the revolution in toxicology to move away from 50+ year-old animal tests to organoid cultures and the use of artificial intelligence.
The Institute for In Vitro Sciences, Inc. is a non-profit research and testing laboratory dedicated to the advancement of in vitro (non-animal) methods worldwide. Founded in 1997, the Institute is unique in its position as a high quality testing laboratory while also offering technical and educational resources to advance the field.
Id rather women stop spakaling their faces that see another animal harmed for vanitys sake
Animal testing is cruelty and torture! 🐰🐭🐶🐷🐒
Animal testing should be illegal in all countries.
I honestly could nor watch this video it was too sad but I let it play and I thankyou for the much needed information in the description and I pray for an end to All animal testing.
Basta torturare queste creature innocenti 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
It has to stop. Animals deserve to live free
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There's technology that helps eliminate animal testing. Dr. Shiva Ayadurai created Cytosolve that helps stop animal testing. You can look it up. He's a genius.
No animals testing.
There's technology that helps eliminate animal testing. Dr. Shiva Ayadurai created Cytosolve that helps stop animal testing. You can look it up. He's a genius.
You should try it on yourself not the animals they should have a life not go through hell its all to do with money 😢
I feel for everyone of the animals it breaks us to hear what goes on with the poor animals we as people have to speak 💔 up for them all indeed stop stop ✋ 😢
I live near rhe barbaric place called Inotiv of West Lafayette Indiana and can't wait till the doors on this torture lab closes. They torture Beagles, Monkeys and others there.
There's technology that helps eliminate animal testing. Dr. Shiva Ayadurai created Cytosolve that helps stop animal testing. You can look it up. He's a genius.
STOP ALL ANIMAL TESTING FOREVER!!!!!
YES! STOP IT FOR ETERNITY!!
There's technology that helps eliminate animal testing. Dr. Shiva Ayadurai created Cytosolve that helps stop animal testing. You can look it up. He's a genius.
Cosmetics for "beauty" purposes should not even exist in the first place. There is no objective reason why to manufacture it. It´s not a matter of health or hygiene. If someone "needs" it so desperately they should take all the risks on themselves. Period.
It also makes me mad there are no cruelty-free companies making medical drugs. Animal testing of drugs is always required, so we don´t have any choice when we get ill.
There's technology that helps eliminate animal testing. Dr. Shiva Ayadurai created Cytosolve that helps stop animal testing. You can look it up. He's a genius.
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Breaks my heart 💔
It has to stop.
I feel its no need to use animals put people through it no animals at all they end up dieing in the end 😢 💔 so bad indeed use things not tested on animals .
Assassini legali 😢
Just last night I dreamt I intervened to stop cruelty to some animals
This is exactly why we need to move towards more human-relevant testing methods! While animal models have their place, they often don't translate well to humans. Using primary cells and stem cells can provide a much more accurate and reproducible way to test drugs, getting us closer to that 90% accuracy the FDA requires. It's great to see the development of these techniques, and exploring lab-on-chip technologies is another exciting avenue!
Stop animals testing.
I think it's outdated and unnecessary to torture another living creature regardless of it helps find another way I've seen pictures of beagle puppies sitting in crates waiting to be transported to labs all excited because they think there going on a big adventure not to be tortured and then executed all in the name of science I watched the videos on here there little eyes full of hope and my god I nearly cried for them were supposed to be a higher intelligent species sometimes I really wonder
There's technology that helps eliminate animal testing. Dr. Shiva Ayadurai created Cytosolve that helps stop animal testing. You can look it up. He's a genius.
Thumbs up done 👍
DEAR MR. HARTUNG,
Animals testing is unnecessary, inefficient and unacceptable in modern days. We have ways, technology and science advanced enough to find solutions without torturing or sacrificing animal’s lives.
PLEASE STOP THEM 😭😭😭
There's technology that helps eliminate animal testing. Dr. Shiva Ayadurai created Cytosolve that helps stop animal testing. You can look it up. He's a genius.
Stop animal testing, torture is forbidden⛔
You have to hire a new editor... The annoying "elevator music", the chaotic cutting of one's statement, intrusive cut ins of emoticon-like faces... Its unwatchable and I'm a viewer who supports your cause! How will you win the attention and respect of sceptics?
There's technology that helps eliminate animal testing. Dr. Shiva Ayadurai created Cytosolve that helps stop animal testing. You can look it up. He's a genius.
Nasty sin
Stop forever
There's technology that helps eliminate animal testing. Dr. Shiva Ayadurai created Cytosolve that helps stop animal testing. You can look it up. He's a genius.